Mr. Haney
Elite Member
I have a Fisher F4 that has been out of the box for about 2 weeks. Bought it (and another F4) from a guy who lost interest. Anyway, out hunting yesterday and about 2 hours in, it goes crazy.
It gives erratic tones from low to high. The readout says 4...77....8.....6....91...2.....55... 4 ...72...3...etc,etc. No matter if it's on the ground, held out horizontally nothing stops it. So I change batteries with no change. I was at an old homesite, deep in the woods. No power lines anywhere.
I am thinking the coil has crapped out.
I did rinse the coil off a few days ago with the hose. It is supposed to be waterproof. Could this be the cause?
By the way, I can't swap coils to check. One is push on a the other screws on.
Thanks in advance for ideas or advice.
It gives erratic tones from low to high. The readout says 4...77....8.....6....91...2.....55... 4 ...72...3...etc,etc. No matter if it's on the ground, held out horizontally nothing stops it. So I change batteries with no change. I was at an old homesite, deep in the woods. No power lines anywhere.
I am thinking the coil has crapped out.
I did rinse the coil off a few days ago with the hose. It is supposed to be waterproof. Could this be the cause?
By the way, I can't swap coils to check. One is push on a the other screws on.
Thanks in advance for ideas or advice.
I am looking at going to the F4 or F5 from my current F2. Did you contact Fisher and ask them what they thought it was? Might give Julian Alba a call. He's pretty sharp and has helped me several times. Good Luck!
